2016-03-16

Once again, the Campus Roots Community Garden Association is proud to be working with Vesey’s Bulbs to bring you a selection of quality summer flower bulbs, roots, and seeds at great prices. Funds raised will be used to match a development grant received to expand the
Garden.

Details on the fundraising program:
-All products are guaranteed to meet with your approval upon delivery
-No additional shipping costs or taxes
-Every package comes with detailed planting information- 50% of total sales will help Campus Roots improve the campus community garden

Order deadline: Thursday, April 28, 2016 (all orders must be paid in full by this date)Samples:
Asiatic Lilies: 5 bulbs for $10
Hostas: 3 roots for $12
Strawberries: 15 plants for $15
Bleeding Hearts: 2 roots for $15
Seed Collections: $10 each for 5-6 packages of seed.

Please note: product will be shipped from Vesey’s in late April and we will deliver your product as soon as possible after we receive it. As tomato and onion seeds, which are included in the Perfect Salad Garden seed collection ($10), need to be started from seed 6+ weeks before transplanting, we caution that there may not be enough time to successfully grow these items from seed in our area and we are unable to arrange for earlier delivery of seed collections.

2015-05-20

After the success of ‘The Short Season Yard’, Lyndon Penner is back and better than ever! It’s all very well and good to know HOW to grow a peony or a lily, but what do you put it next to? Lyndon is quick to explain that no plant exists in a vacuum, and where to place perennials and trees is just as important as how to grow them! Most gardening books are focused on areas much milder and more temperate than the prairies, so Lyndon has written a book JUST FOR PRAIRIE GARDENERS- ‘Garden Design for the Short Season Yard’ is written expressly for those who’d like to learn how to design a magnificent garden in OUR climate! Lyndon will teach you all you need to know to create a breath taking garden with our wind, our frosts, and our short season! At last- a Canadian garden design book that wasn’t written for Vancouver or Toronto! With charm and pizazz and a good dash of common sense, Lyndon will usher you into the exciting world of garden art and design!

Our History

The Campus Roots Garden Club (Lethbridge, AB) was founded in 2008 as a community garden for students and staff affiliated with the University of Lethbridge. Gardeners grew their first crops in Summer 2009.

In 2010, the University entered into an agreement in principle with the City of Lethbridge to develop the campus garden into a community garden. As a result the Club became an Association under the Alberta Societies Act and the Campus Roots Community Garden Association was born.

Committed to continuous improvement, the Board of Directors oversaw a major expansion in the summer of 2014, that increased the number of plots and upgraded the irrigation. Plans are underway to finish the irrigation upgrade, plant fruit trees, and continue the work of increasing accessibility to the garden.

The garden is open to anyone and everyone. Currently The garden has almost 50 raised-bed plots with irrigation, three community plots of fruits and herbs, compost bins, and benches for seating.